It’s 2026 — Who Will Stand Up for Salmon?
2026 is a pivotal year for wild salmon. With treaty talks, DFO cuts, and overfishing threats, salmon need champions more than ever.
Reverse cuts to wild salmon monitoring programs, says alliance in open letter to fisheries minister
Essential salmon monitoring across B.C. is at risk as federal budget cuts deepen. Twenty-six organizations, coordinated in part by Watershed Watch, are urging the Minister to restore and protect these vital programs.
2025 South Coast Fall Salmon Recap
Read Greg Taylor's latest salmon recap, covering 2025 coastwide salmon harvests by area, sector and gear type and the economic value of the respective harvests, and a reflection on the value we place on discarded salmon.
Are Interior Fraser Steelhead on the edge of oblivion?
Thompson and Chilcotin steelhead are nearing extinction. A devastating collapse driven by mismanagement and inaction from B.C. and Canada.
Who is Afraid of The Blob?
Another massive marine heatwave may be forming in the Pacific. “The Blob” could return, threatening salmon as warm waters endanger their survival at sea.
Alaska is ‘trolling’ B.C. with its winter chinook fishery
Alaska’s winter chinook fishery targets mostly non-Alaskan salmon—while B.C.’s boats stay tied up. It’s time to fix the Pacific Salmon Treaty.
The Growing Toll of Catch and Release Casts a Shadow Over Recreational Salmon Fisheries
New science shows many released salmon don’t survive. Anglers can help by changing gear and practices to give fish a fighting chance, writes fisheries advisor David Mills.
This Week in Salmon Fisheries: A Bittersweet Creekwalker Victory, and Catch and Run-Size Recap (The Results Might Surprise You.) – Sept 12
2025 creekwalker contracts are renewed after public pressure but there's uncertainty ahead. Plus, see who caught what in salmon fisheries this summer.
This Week in Salmon Fisheries: Ottawa Hands Fraser Pinks to U.S., Alaska’s Salmon Steal, Skeena Steelhead Struggle– Sept 5
U.S. fleets net Fraser pinks with Ottawa’s approval, Skeena steelhead near crisis, and DFO abandons salmon monitoring.
This Week in Salmon Fisheries: Canada Caves to U.S. Demands, DFO Cuts Guardian Contracts– Aug 29
This week in salmon fisheries, Canada folds to the US on a pink salmon fishery while leaving our own fishers tied to the docks and previous contract cuts have one long-time guardian monitoring streams on his own dime.